Clockwork

In Clockwork nothing is random. Guards walk fixed loops with a line of sight, laser grids switch on and off in a steady rhythm, and the world moves one tick each time you step or choose to wait. Waiting is a real move: you use it to let a patrol pass or a laser go dark before slipping through. A look-ahead slider scrubs forward in time to show where every guard and laser will be, so a vault can be planned before you commit.

The screen tracks your loot, a style multiplier for slipping past guards, the clock against its limit, and three backtracks that undo your last step. Most vaults also hide a secret stash. Practice vaults can be restarted at once, and loot you bank buys cosmetic themes and avatars in a store, a locker and a 14-day battle pass, which the game says is in test mode for now.

The Daily Heist is the ranked mode. Its vault is the same for every player on each UTC day and you get one attempt, so the look-ahead matters most here. You must log in or create an account with an email address before the daily opens; results go on a shared Top 10 and can be shared as a challenge link. The daily vault is drawn from the game's five standard layouts, rotated or mirrored, so a regular player will meet the same shapes again within weeks.

The maker, NnNMedia, built it as a single HTML file with Three.js and a small backend for the rankings, and its itch.io page lists it as in development, with AI assisting the code and graphics. It plays in the browser on phones and desktops. It suits players who like planning a route against fixed patrols, in the vein of turn-based stealth puzzles.